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Fugues from the Well-Tempered Clavier for 4 and 5 voices arranged by Emanuel Aloys Förster [1748–1823] and Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart [1756–1791], K. 405* BOOK I · ERSTES BUCH · PREMIER LIVRE
[1] Fuga I a 4 voci BWV 846
[2] Fuga V a 4 voci BWV 850
[3] Fuga XII a 4 voci BWV 857
[4] Fuga XIV a 4 voci BWV 859
[5] Fuga XVI a 4 voci BWV 861
[6] Fuga XVII a 4 voci BWV 862
[7] Fuga XVIII a 4 voci BWV 863
[8] Fuga XX a 4 voci BWV 865
[9] Fuga XXIII a 4 voci BWV 868
[10] Fuga XXIV a 4 voci BWV 869 BOOK II · ZWEITES BUCH · DEUXIÈME LIVRE
[11] Fuga II a 4 voci BWV 871*
[12] Fuga V a 4 voci BWV 874*
[13] Fuga VII a 4 voci BWV 876*
[14] Fuga VIII a 4 voci BWV 877*
[15] Fuga IX a 4 voci BWV 878*
[16] Fuga XVI a 4 voci BWV 885
[17] Fuga XVII a 4 voci BWV 886
[18] Fuga XXII a 4 voci BWV 891
[19] Fuga XXIII a 4 voci BWV 892 from BOOK I with Da-Hong Seetoo, 2nd violin
[20] Fuga IV a 5 voci BWV 849
[21] Fuga XXII a 5 voci BWV 867
Following its most successful recording, The Art of Fugue, the Emerson Quartet again dedicates its mastery to the music of J.S. Bach. The quartet, which celebrated its 30th anniversary in 2007, presents the world-premiere recording of the four-part fugues from the famous Well-Tempered Clavier as arranged for string quartet by Mozart and his contemporary, the Austrian composer Emanuel Aloys Förster “In the Art of Fugue, the Emerson String Quartet left an overall impression of intelligence and beauty. It is hard to go higher.” New York Sun “On the one hand, sharing out Bach's keyboard fugues among four players trivialises them; on the other, the threads of counterpoint are more clearly distinguished...The two five-voice fugues are included with a guest and an exciting thickening of the texture. Meanwhile, one becomes aware of the brevity of the pieces. With only one part to worry about, each player always seems ready to play on.” The Times, 14th June 2008 *** “Perfect playing, superb sound - but Bach shouldn't be this well tempered… Sonically speaking, the Emersons have never sounded better on disc, yet there's more to this music than their beautiful, world-class playing lets on.” Gramophone Magazine, August 2008 | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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